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Huntington Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

April 25, 2017 5:10 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Huntington Station last night.
Margaret Smith was crossing New York Avenue at the intersection of Railroad Street when she was struck by a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Segundo Carchi at approximately 10 p.m. Smith, 60, of Huntington Station, […]

Huntington Manor FD Battles Multiple Car Fires

April 22, 2017 8:09 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department was dispatched for reports of multiple cars burning in a storage lot behind a bus company on West Ninth Street in Huntington Station, at around 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017. First Assistant Chief Jon Hoffmann, arriving first on the scene, confirmed that there were five cars on fire. […]

Tracey Edwards Councilwomen Officially Announces Her Run For Supervisor

April 18, 2017 8:23 pm Comments Off

Today April 18, 2017 at Pancho Villa’s Mexican Restaurant with a room full of supporters Town Councilwomen Tracey Edwards told her supporters that it is time to run for Supervisor. This means that most likely a primary will occur for the Democrats because Darryl St George has already announced that is he is running for […]

Melville Fire Department Battles Easter Sunday Brush Fire

April 17, 2017 12:19 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Easter Sunday, April 16, at 12:01 p.m. on Burrs Lane. This was the third brush fire that Melville firefighters have handled in less then a week. The latest fire involved a 400×100 foot wooded area about the size of an acre. The fire came within […]

Four Injured in Melville Crash Arrest Made for DWI

April 15, 2017 12:56 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a man for driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash that critically injured his passenger in Melville last night April 14, 2017.

Alvarado Barrios-Martinez was driving a 1996 Honda Accord northbound on Route 110 when he struck a 2014 Subaru Outback which was stopped at the red light at the […]

Melville Fire Department Battles Brush Fire

April 15, 2017 12:43 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Holly Court, Friday, April 14, 2017, at about 2 p.m. Two engines, a brush truck and two ambulances were dispatched, under the command of Assistant Chiefs Chris Nolan and David Kaplan. The fire burned a 50×25 foot area between two houses in close proximity to […]

Women Shot and Murdered on Borroughs Avenue in Dix Hills

April 14, 2017 1:39 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Dix Hills man for fatally shooting his girlfriend in Dix Hills last night.
Eric Bermudez confronted his girlfriend, Regina Flecha, on Burroughs Avenue, north of Kenmore Street, at approximately 7:30 p.m. April 13, 2017 and shot her multiple times. Bermudez then pulled Flecha into his vehicle and drove away from […]

Science Research Students Advance to International Competition

April 13, 2017 3:42 pm Comments Off

Three Commack High students, Charity Russell, Abbigayle Cuomo, and Raphael Iskra, will be representing the Commack community on the world stage in Los Angeles, California at the International Science and Engineering Fair during the week of May 14, 2017. These students earned prestigious Intel Division Grand Awards at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair […]

Harborfields School Saluting the Veterans

April 12, 2017 5:12 pm Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District invited veterans from throughout the community to their annual Jazz Cabaret Night on April 5, 2017. The evening event took place in the Oldfield Middle School auditorium where tables were set up in patriotic fashion and desserts were served.
The Harborfields High School […]

South Huntington Student From Oakwood Brings Home Gold

April 12, 2017 5:03 pm Comments Off

Preston Park, a 2nd-grader at Oakwood Primary Center in South Huntington, won two gold medals at the Pan American Taekwondo Union sanctioned event that was part of the World Open Taekwondo Championships, in Portland, Oregon in March. More than 1,400 athletes around the world participated in the 2017 US World Open Taekwondo Championships.
Preston has won […]